Tamari
Recipe manager web app with a built-in collection of recipes. Organize by favorites and categories, create shopping lists, and plan meals.
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Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 141 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v1.7.1 · 14 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Docker, Python |
Is Tamari actively maintained?
Tamari is under active development: 185 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 12 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
The most recent tagged release, v1.7.1, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Tamari ranks #6 of 11 in Recipe Management, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What Tamari actually does
Tamari is a web-based recipe manager that includes a pre-loaded collection of dishes. It allows you to organise recipes using categories and favourites, plan meals, and generate shopping lists.
Best fit: Home cooks looking for a straightforward, self-hosted system to store and organise personal culinary collections alongside a starter set of recipes.
Worth knowing: The project has a moderate maintenance profile and a relatively small user base, meaning you may encounter fewer community resources or plugins compared to more established alternatives.
Deployment notes
Because it runs via Docker and Python, you will typically need to configure persistent volumes for data storage and place the container behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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